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CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper is moving forward with a plan to ease restrictions and simplify its fee structure for mobile vendors operating on city streets.
At a Tuesday work session, the City Council agreed to shift from the current $25-per-spot fee to a flat $25 permit fee for mobile vendors. The changes to the municipal code are intended to streamline the permitting process and respond to requests from local businesses. While the flat fee will replace the per-spot model, the existing limits on the number of spaces a vendor can occupy — three diagonal spaces or two parallel spaces — will remain unchanged.
In addition to the fee restructuring, the council directed staff to remove the current monthly limit that restricted vendors to a maximum of 10 days per month on a single block face.
The updated regulations would also allow up to two mobile vendors to operate on the same block simultaneously, an increase from the previous limit of one. Under the new guidelines, any request for more than two vendors on a single block will continue to require a formal street closure and a special event permit.
Mobile vendor parking permit requirements were first established in Casper in 2019 after a downtown brewery requested that food trucks be permitted to park outside its business, City Chief of Staff Fleur Tremel said.
In a staff memo, the city reported that despite consistent interest during the summer months, overall usage has remained low. Records show that 22 permits were issued throughout 2025, while only three have been issued to date in 2026.
The City Council will need to officially vote to approve the changes at a later meeting.
